Transcend joins the party, intros 32GB SSD drive

Shortly after releasing a 16GB SSD for ExpressCard slots, Transcend is joining SanDisk and TDK (among others) in the cost-effective 32GB arena. The company's 32GB 2.5-inch IDE solid state disc sports a "tough outer metal case," anti-shock features, "no moving parts," and the lower power consumption we've come to expect from these guys. The drive clocks in at just 7.4-millimeters thick and even touts built-in ECC (Error Correction Code) functionality that purportedly "ensures highly reliable data transfer and increases your systems energy efficiency." Unfortunately, the firm hasn't divulged details just yet around pricing, but we do know that an 8GB (TS8GSSD25) and 16GB (TS16GSSD25) flavor will be sitting alongside the 32GB TS32GSSD25 right about now.

[Via PCLaunches]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 3:59PM]

All I want for Christmas is a SATA SSD 128GB drive. If someone could please sell them.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:07PM]

Merry Christmas! http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/26/a-data-exposes-128gb-ssd-to-the-camera/

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:25PM]

But I want it noowwwww... :-(

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:41PM]

I hear ya. I'd like to use it as a scratch disk for photoshop and for virtual memory in the desktop.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:33PM]

That's good news. I wonder how likely it is that these new SSDs will be able to direct swap into a current laptop. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't as long as the interface was the same.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:51PM]

Unfortunately/fortunately newer laptops are switching over from ide to sata, and therefore these ide disks will not be compatible. Hopefully they roll out ide and sata models, with similar (low) pricepoints.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 4:49PM]

PRICE PLEASE!! These current SSD's are so absurdly overpriced, they make me cry. When someone comes out with a 32gb model (smallest drive I'm willing to live with on a laptop, and usable on a desktop as well, if you used it for your os and programs, and put your files on 2x250gb raid 1 for redundant storage, that would be perfect.) for around $100, I will be overjoyed and buy one for my laptop and one for my desktop.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 5:02PM]

there have been a ton of posts about this, but never any prices. when we get pricing, i'm sure it will be out of reach for most people, anyway. meh.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 5:11PM]

Everybody with desktops can just buy old SSD controllers which used SDRAM / DDR SDRAMs and has battery backup. Lightning fast - cheap

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 6:05PM]

Since when is SDRAM cheap? Try buying 64GB of SDRAM.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 7:10PM]

Official Release:

Transcend announced its 32GB 2.5-inch IDE Solid State Drive (SSD), which is compatible with most mainstream PC and notebook computers...

http://news.taume.com/Technology/Hardware/Transcend-released-32GB-SSD-985

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 24th 2007 3:47PM]

Again I have to wonder, where's the attraction? I mean, they're slower than regular hard disks so what exactly is the point?

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 4:01PM]

Uh NTD...

How about reading the fourth line of this other Engadget entry:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/04/sandisk-announces-32gb-ssd-prices-begin-to-fall/

100X the speed of conventional HDs....

That should be reason enough... But then you add reduced energy consumption AND severely reduced risk of hardware failure -> One heck of an advantage !

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2007 10:49PM]

A-Data sell 128GB SSD Drives